18-Black went undefeated to win the 24 team Sideout Tournament Championship in Spokane. Columbia 18-Red was only stopped by their sister Columbia team in the Championship Quarterfinal to finish 5th.

18-Black scores: defeated Zootown 25-13, 25-12; defeated VIP-17 25-15, 25-9; defeated Sandpoint 17 25-13, 25-19; defeated Columbia 18-Red 25-22, 25-18; defeated Pac-V National 25-22, 25-17; defeated Sandpoint 18 25-15, 25-18 - Tournament Champions - 6-0 in match play

18-Red scores: shortly

The ladies of 16-Black rolled undefeated to the Championship of the Selah Classic. Meanwhile, the ladies of 16-Red also swept undefeated until the Championship Semifinal before finishing 3rd and just missing an all-Columbia final match.

16-Black scores: defeated Team Yakima Lime 25-7, 24-26, 15-5; defeated Sunnyside 25-8, 25-5; defeated Selah 16-1 25-18, 25-16; defeated Cascade 25-15, 25-8; defeated Team Yakima Gold 17-25, 25-18, 15-12 - Tournament Champions - 5-0 in match play

16-Red scores: defeated Desert Storm 25-10, 25-19; defeated Cascade 25-23, 25-17; defeated Club Selah 14 25-13, 25-13; defeated Club Selah 16 25-11, 25-18; lost to Team Yakima Gold 21-25, 18-25 - Tournament Semifinalists - 4-1 in match play

Columbia will once again be attending the Volleyball Festival this year (in Phoenix, AZ.) We expect to send six teams (18-Black, 16-Black, 16-Red, 15-Black, 14-Black, 13-Black) this year. Please let your coach know immediately if you will be unable to attend with your team.

Several changes this year:

• registration fees are due up front this year - this means we need to collect $70 from each player who will be attending. (Normally, we don't collect this fee until May.) Please pay your $70 registration fee to your coach asap (made out to Columbia Juniors.)
• Allegiant Air now flies to Phoenix - parents who choose to fly should begin researching flights now. Players will need to arrive on Sunday, June 27th. Teams MAY finish before July 3rd, but some teams will still be playing on that day (including possibly in the afternoon.) Check with your coach, but otherwise please do not plan to fly out before the evening of July 3rd.
• Parents who plan to drive down, please let John or Chris know if you can help haul equipment for our teams.

Columbia 14-Black reached the Championship Final at the Yakima Mid-Season Classic (upsetting the #1 seed along the way), before finishing 2nd (of 12 teams overall.) Columbia 13-Black reached the Consolation Championship Final and finished 8th.

14-Black scores: defeated Grandview 14-2 25-22, 25-12; defeated Team Yakima 14-3 25-11, 25-11; lost to NCWVBC 18-25, 25-27; defeated Simcoe 14-1 25-23, 25-23;  defeated Grandview 14-1 25-11, 25-23; lost to NCWVBC 12-25, 20-25 - Championship Finalists - 4-2 in match play

13-Black scores: shortly

Those of you waiting for XXL half-zip sweatshirts... the original color is backordered. John will probably change them to a different color. If you don't want that, contact him asap.

For those items you have picked up, check the prices posted here, and make your checks out to Columbia Juniors. You can give your payments to your team's coach or directly to John.

Missing something you ordered? Check with John at practice to see if it's been back-ordered.